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Older therapists hate younger therapists
Modern Therapist Blog, SupervisionWhy are we so bad at applying therapy skills to…therapy?
For a field that is built on teaching people critical thinking about their lives, helping them develop strategies about improving their lives, encouraging personal advocacy, and fighting…
Advanced Schedule Wrangling – A Key Factor in Avoiding Burnout!
Burnout, Efficiency, Modern Therapist Blog, Time ManagementWe talked recently on the podcast about the different ways that entrepreneurs and employees burnout: All Kinds of Burned Out. We weren’t able to go deeper into some solutions, so I thought I would dig in on one of the most important things…
Supervision and Employment Aren’t Separate
Modern Therapist Blog, Supervision, WorkforceWe can’t separate supervision from employment anymore
Clinical supervision makes or breaks therapist development. While plenty can go wrong with bad clinical supervision, there is plenty of evidence that good clinical supervision makes…
3 Things I Wish I Knew Starting Out
Burnout, Modern Therapist Blog, Self-CareCurt and I frequently get asked, “What would you have done differently to avoid burnout in public mental health?” That question used to stop me in my tracks. I have had ideas and philosophical ponderings about what others can do to avoid…
We’re failing as lifelong learners
#ModernTherapistProblems, Deliberate Practice, Modern Therapist Blog, Supervision, Therapist EducationWhen it comes to therapist education, we have a bad case of “that’s how we’ve always done it.” Our education system is slow to change, including how to address client-informed care, working within interdisciplinary teams, and subject…
How to Navigate through your Growing Pains as a Therapist
#ModernTherapistProblems, Efficiency, Modern Therapist Blog, Money, Self-Care, Time ManagementBecoming a successful therapist would be so much easier if you were told exactly what to do to make it all work out. So often we get thrown off course by the growing pains or obstacles that are actually fairly predictable.
Here…
Is it time to burn it all down?
#ModernTherapistProblems, Modern Therapist Blog, Therapist EducationYour degree and your license are likely keeping your clients from feeling better more quickly. The educational system is making you jump through hoops that shouldn’t necessarily be there, teaching you things that don’t necessarily benefit…
Please Stop Running!
Efficiency, Modern Therapist Blog, Self-Care, Time ManagementWe need to stop running! Not all of you amazing marathon runners – you all keep up the good work. We’re talking about the busy-ness and chaos that ensues when there’s too much to do and no time to breathe. It feels like so many people…
Let’s Break Some Rules
Authentic Self, Modern Therapist Blog, Skeptics and Outliers, Therapist EducationA lot of our focus over at Therapy Reimagined seems to hit on growing therapists and early career professionals. However, this isn’t the entirety of our profession. Not by a long shot. There are those who advance and mature; those who become…
Making Daily Business Decisions
Business, Efficiency, Modern Therapist Blog, Money, Time ManagementWhen there is a lot to do, it can be really hard to figure out what to focus your attention on, and what to spend time, money, and energy on… you name it. Here are some quick questions to help you sort through your to-do list.
Ask yourself…
Use It or Lose It
Deliberate Practice, Modern Therapist Blog, Therapist EducationWe’ve all heard about “use it or lose it”—the idea that if we don’t use skills or habits that the skills will diminish over time. Does this hold true for therapy skills? While it doesn’t take much thinking to realize that we aren’t…
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